CGC is proud to be the host facility for the first of just five national stops for the Golf Digest / Golf World Experience Tour 09!

This FREE EVENT is THIS WEEKEND - SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, March 7 & 8, each day from 9am to 4pm.

Golf Digest has put together a great list of golf equipment and accessory manufacturers who are bringing all their demos for men, women and juniors to test on our 300+ yard range. Many of the clubs you can test are Golf Digest 2009 Hot List Gold and Silver Medal Winners.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to kick off the season with new clubs you can test during this special event and purchase in our CGC pro shop! Click here for schedule of events and contests...

• Be among the first golfers in the country to hit and own the revolutionary TaylorMade R9 driver
• Get custom-fit by the PING Tour Van staff using TrackMan Doppler Radar
• Test all the newly-released clubs: drivers, woods, hybrids, wedges and putters from golf's top brands
• Discounts of 10-20% off much of the featured and brand-new model equipment and special free-with-purchase offers. (Due to manufacturer pricing policies, no discounts are offered on certain brands. Ask on-site for discounts available during the event)
• CGC custom fitting professionals will be on-site to help you select the right clubs for your game
• Compete for prizes in long-drive, putting and chipping contests
• Get tips for your game during free instruction clinics
• Enter free drawings to win prizes -- including A $200 CGC GIFT CARD, other gift cards, custom clubfitting sessions, lessons, range cards and other great stuff!
• CGC TENT SALE: while-they-last unbelievable steals of up to 80% off apparel, bags, closeout and used clubs, gloves, balls, accessories, books, & much more!
• BBQ food available for purchase from Buckboard Catering, 10am to 2pm each day

BRAND VENDORS EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Adams Annika Fragrances Bolle Eyewear Callaway Cleveland

Cobra Leupold Rangefinders Mizuno Nike Odyssey

PING Srixon TaylorMade Tour Edge Wilson

ADD THIS EVENT TO YOUR OUTLOOK CALENDAR:
Post Saturday hours
Post Sunday hours

RAIN OR SHINE - Event expected to go on, rain or shine unless it gets too windy. Please call 760-720-GOLF to confirm event times if questionable weather.

RANGE OPEN: The south (farthest from entrance) ball machine and the south end of the driving range will be open for practice during the event.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME: Begins at 2am on Sunday, March 8. Set your clock an hour forward so you're not late to the big demo event!

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SENIORS DROP-IN CLASS ADDED

If you consider yourself a senior (or even a young senior) come join us every Thursday for a one-hour drop-in class for just $20, including a large bucket of range balls. Instructor is LPGA Professional Dori O'Rourke. Click for schedule of upcoming drop-in class topics...

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Featured Proshop Item

Scotty Cameron Studio Select Squareback I Putter

MARCH RANGE CARD HAPPY HOURS

Stretch your golf practice dollars by using a range card instead of purchasing individual buckets. You get "extra value" every time you re-charge your card and you can save time by going straight to the ball machines.

Plus, save an additional 30% on every bucket when you use your range card during happy hours! There's nothing to remember, the machines just debit less money off your card for each bucket during happy hour. And, there's no limit to the number of buckets you can get during a happy hours session.

Don't have your card yet? It's easy to get one in the pro shop - from only $20! More info about range card rates and savings

Click here for list of March Happy Hours

DROP-IN CLASSES & TOPICS

These weekly group classes are a great way to work on specific aspects of your game and make new friends. One hour of instruction and a large bucket of range balls for only $20 for adults, $15 for juniors.

Click here to see the schedule of class days and times

Click here to see the March schedule of class topics

DO YOU KNOW THE RULES ANSWER?

As we all get out in this beautiful San Diego weather to play a bit more golf, it's likely that rules questions will come up. Conveniently for all of us at CGC, we have Assistant Professional Les Duer on our team. He's an avid student of the rules of golf, as well as a clubfitting professional, and can answer just about any rules question that comes up.

Do you have a rules question for Les? Come in the shop and ask or email it to him and he'll get right back to you. Our pro shop carries USGA rules books and decisions book to help you learn the rules.

Here are a couple situations that Les explained for our customers. See if you know the answers before clicking to see Les' answers.

SITUATION #1: When you get free relief from a sprinkler head in your stance, do you get to clean the ball before you drop it?

SITUATION #2: I hit my ball into a large pile of sand on the side of the fairway (they're fixing bunkers). The pile was clearly marked as Ground Under Repair. However, I could not find my ball in the pile. I dropped a ball within two club lengths at my nearest point of relief no closer to the hole, from where I thought it entered the pile. I did NOT take a penalty stroke for lost ball. Was correct?

SITUATION #3: During a match, my ball comes to rest in the wood chippings in the center of a recently stump-ground tree (if the tree was still there, it was in the center of the trunk!). It was not marked as ground under repair. It appears that this is a completed tree removal process.

My playing partners and I couldn't decide if it was a situation for a free drop, so I completed the hole playing two balls (one as the ball lay, one with a drop at nearest point of relief from all the wood chippings) and we thought we'd ask the committee after the match. What is the correct ruling?

Click here to read the Les' answers to the rules questions...